IN GUSINA CAMP 



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be entirely filled with drifted snow. Now, as this snow 

 begins to thaw, it drops, of course, towards the middle, 

 until it lies at the sides at an angle say of 45 . At the 

 bottom forms a stream, the banks of which vary in height 

 from six to twelve feet or more, and are either perpendi- 

 cular, or more frequently sloping inwards, so that the 

 edges overhang. You will understand at once what a 

 nasty place this would be. 



A GULLY 



But very often the stream itself was out of sight — 

 entirely bridged over with snow ; only you could hear 

 the water plashing and tinkling somewhere down below. 

 Here, then, was a regular trap. If by any chance one 

 had fallen through the snow-bridge or had otherwise 



